lectivo

Portuguese

Adjective

lectivo (feminine lectiva, masculine plural lectivos, feminine plural lectivas)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of letivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō (to read).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɡˈtibo/ [leɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: lec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

lectivo (feminine lectiva, masculine plural lectivos, feminine plural lectivas)

  1. (relational) teaching, school, schooling
    el año lectivothe school year

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